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This Week in Construction Law, June 6 – 10, 2022

June 13, 2022

In Ontario, the union representing SNC-Lavalin Group’s engineers has filed a complaint with the national labour board

This Week in Construction Law, May 30 – June 3, 2022

June 6, 2022

In national news, the House of Commons transportation committee has published a report describing the Canada Infrastructure Bank

This Week in Construction Law: May 23 – 27, 2022

May 30, 2022

In Ontario, the carpenters’ union has ratified a deal providing pay increases of 10-12.5% over three years,

This Week in Construction Law: May 16 – 20, 2022

May 23, 2022

In Ontario, operating engineers (including crane operators) have agreed to a deal in the midst of sector-wide

This Week in Construction Law: May 9 – 13, 2022

May 16, 2022

In national news, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, a small-business lobby group, is demanding that provincial workers’

This Week in Construction Law: May 2 – 6, 2022

May 8, 2022

In Ontario news, more than 21,000 residential construction workers in the province went on strike on May

Construction Contract Held To Mandate The Payment Of Extras

April 3, 2017 / Building Contracts, Claims, Extras, Federal, Ontario, Quantum Meruit and Unjust Enrichment, Uncategorized / building contract, extra materials, extra work, Quantum Meruit

One of the most contentious issues in building contracts is mechanism to ensure that the contractor is guaranteed payment for extras, and that the owner is guaranteed not to pay

Discovery Of Facts Following Mediation Impacts The Limitation Period: Ontario Court Of Appeal

March 12, 2017 / Building Contracts, Limitation Period, Mediation, Ontario, Uncategorized / Building Contracts, discoverability, limitation periods, Mediation

In 625805 Ontario Ltd. v. Silverwood Flooring Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently held that the discovery of facts following a mediation had the effect of extending the

Standard Form Contract To Be Given Plain Meaning, Not The Industry Meaning: Supreme Court Of Canada

March 5, 2017 / Building Contracts, Federal, Interpretation, Standard Form Contracts, Uncategorized / Building Contracts, Interpretation, Standard Form Contracts

In its recent decision in Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., the Supreme Court of Canada has held that words in a standard form contract used by the

CRA Entitled To Priority Over Subcontractors To Trust Funds In Owner’s Hands

February 21, 2017 / Building Contracts, Construction and Builders Liens, Duty of Care, Hold Back, Holdback, Owners and Subcontractors, Payments, Sask & Manitoba, Trust Fund Claims, Uncategorized / Bonds, builders liens, construction liens, Holdback, income tax, trust funds

The Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench recently held that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has priority over subcontractors and the bonding company in respect of holdback funds held by the

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